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Cyborg She (2008) Movie Review
1 October 2009 11:03 AM, PDT
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“Cyborg She” sees Korean director Kwak Jae Yong of “My Sassy Girl” fame switching to Japanese for a genre blending romantic comedy that adds a science fiction, time travelling twist to his usual formula. Also known as “My Girlfriend is a Cyborg”, the film is not to be confused with “Oldboy” director Park Chan Wook’s “I’m a Cyborg but that’s Ok”, with which it shares a vaguely similar premise. If anything, Kwak’s film is even wackier and more oddball, managing to throw in pretty much everything imaginable, whilst still remaining not only highly enjoyable, but also surprisingly moving. Having been a popular hit in Asia, the film finally arrives on region 2 DVD via 4Digital Asia, coming with a host of features including a making of documentary, various interviews and press spots, plus featurettes on its special effects.
The film begins with a lonely Tokyo student called Jiro (Keisuke Koide,
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Blood: The Last Vampire on R1/R2 DVD
28 September 2009 5:01 AM, PDT
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My Sassy Girl's Jeon Ji Hyun makes her English-language debut in the fantasy action horror Blood: The Last Vampire, directed by Chris Nahon. Based on the same-titled 2000 animated feature, Blood revolves around a mysterious female slayer Saya who battles hordes of vampires in postwar Japan. Under her English name Gianna, Jeon Ji Hyun dons the trademark school uniform for a tough-as-nails turn as the katakana-wielding death dealer…Saya. Yes purists might be right when they say they’ve mucked around with the storyline, and perhaps the CG blood was a slight disappointment, but on the action front Blood delivers the goods in spades. Btlv goes on sale in the U.S and U.K, mid October.
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Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) Movie Review
16 July 2009 11:32 PM, PDT
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Based on the 2000 Japanese anime of the same name, Chris Nahon’s “Blood: The Last Vampire” marks the English-language debut of actress Jeon Ji-hyun, who first rose to International fame in the 2001 South Korean romantic comedy “My Sassy Girl”. Here, Jeon has chosen to use the more International-friendly Gianna Jun in the credits, though I suspect this will be irrelevant to most of the film’s audience. The movie saw limited release in the States, but should have a more robust box office take (or at least DVD sales) in Asian countries based on Jun’s celebrity status. Fans of wild action movies should also take a look at “Blood”, as although it is lacking in most areas, martial arts action is something it has in abundance.
“Blood” has Gianna Jun playing Saya, a half-human, half-vampire half-breed that stalks the dark alleyways and subway cars of Japan looking for demons to slay.
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Hemoglobin Nowhere
9 July 2009 10:40 PM, PDT
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The press notes for "Blood: The Last Vampire" take pains to report that the film is based on a 2000 Jap anese anime movie that won prizes at several festivals. It's as if the new live-action version has to be great because the movie that "inspired" it is great.
Not only isn't the new effort up to the standards of the anime, it's bloody awful by any standard.
A Korean actress who uses the single name Gianna (she was known as Jeon Ji-hyun when she made the popular South Korean romantic comedy "My Sassy Girl" in 2001) stars as Saya,
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Blood: The Last Vampire Opening Day Locations
2 July 2009 2:14 PM, PDT
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Here is a list of theaters you can see Blood: The Last Vampire at starting July 10th.
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From Samuel Goldwyn Films, Blood: The Last Vampire brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film from a producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. Gianna (My Sassy Girl, Daisy) stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire slayer working undercover in Japan for a secret organization, on a mission in the Vietnam War era. The cast also includes Koyuki (The Last Samurai, Always: Sunset on Third Street), Michael Byrne (Beyond the Sea, Gangs of New York), Colin Salmon (Resident Evil, Punisher: War Zone, Clubbed), and Allison Miller (“Kings”). The film features stunt choreographed by Cory Yuen (Transporter 3, Red Cliff), is produced by Bill Kong and Abel Nahmias, with screenplay by Chris Chow.
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Killer Imports: My Sassy Girl
29 June 2009 10:28 AM, PDT
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Killer Imports [1] is a regular feature on Film Junk where we explore foreign-language films from around the world that haven’t yet had their chance to shine.
I think I once loved a girl. The reason I bring this up is that I recently watched a Korean movie called My Sassy Girl and the woman referenced in the title reminded me of her. I wouldn’t normally review a romantic comedy, but I had read about this movie after having seen one of the director’s previous movies, Cyborg She [2], which I favorably reviewed recently. Both these movies are a part of a trilogy by the writer and director, Jae-young Kwak, although the science fiction element in My Sassy Girl is not the basis of the reality in the movie. I’ll get to that soon enough.
Since this movie was released in 2001, I’ll admit that I’m late
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Scandal Makers Review
28 June 2009 12:57 AM, PDT
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Cha Tae-hyun has struggled to emulate the success of his My Sassy Girl co-star Jeon Ji-hyun. His work in the 8 years since has failed to emulate the reception of his debut, with his scene-stealing female co-star reaping most of the rewards. However, while Jeon, or “Gianna” as she now insists on being called, has opted to cast off her well-worked persona as one of Asia’s better comedic actresses in favour of the limp and anaemic Blood: The Last Vampire, Cha has stuck to his proven genre of romantic comedy and may have finally stumbled onto a another winner.
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- James Marsh
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Blood: The Last Vampire - New Demon Slicing Clip
24 June 2009 10:54 AM, PDT
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It almost feels like we do as much press for Chris Nahon's Blood: The Last Vampire as we do for that little Rob Zombie movie which will be kicking around in August. After all, what better way to counter-attack the mind-numbing effects of the new Haddonfield than with a hot Asian chick swinging a sword and cutting up the demonic foes that come her way?
"Directed by Chris Nahon (Kiss of the Dragon), Blood: The Last Vampire brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film. Gianna (My Sassy Girl) stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire slayer working undercover in Japan for a secret organization, on a mission in the Vietnam War era. The cast also includes Koyuki (The Last Samurai), Michael Byrne (Gangs of New York), Colin Salmon (Resident Evil), and Allison Miller (“Kings”)."
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"Blood: The Last Vampire" - See a new clip from the Samuel Goldwyn Films release
23 June 2009
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See a new clip from Samuel Goldwyn Films' action horror "Blood: The Last Vampire," starring Gianna Jun, Masiela Lusha, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham, Jj Field, Koyuki, Michael Byrne, Colin Salmon, Andrew Pleavin, Larry Lamb, Constantine Gregory and Ailish OConnor.
From Samuel Goldwyn Films, Blood: The Last Vampire brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film from a producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. Gianna (My Sassy Girl, Daisy) stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire slayer working undercover in Japan for a secret organization
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Killer Imports: Cyborg She
16 June 2009 6:15 AM, PDT
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I wish I had made this movie. I think that’s one of the highest endorsements I can give. (If I had made it, I would have subtitled it “The Reed Farrington Story.” (Just kidding.) I’ll explain this a little during this review.) If you don’t want the movie spoiled, then I suggest you force yourself to forget the title of the movie, that is, Cyborg She. Oh, sorry about reminding you about the title. Well, I suppose it doesn’t have to be a secret, but the fact that the love interest is a robot, I mean cyborg, isn’t revealed in the movie until about a half an hour or so into the movie. But I think revealing that
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Review of Blood: The Last Vampire
30 May 2009 3:37 PM, PDT
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Year: 2009
Directors: Chris Nahon
Writers: Kenji Kamiyama & Katsuya Terada & Chris Chow
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: cyberhal
Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Saya is a 400 year old demon killer. She is cleverly disguised as a hot 16 year old Japanese schoolgirl (Korean actress, Gianna). Brilliant disguise. Blood the Last Vampire is the latest action thriller from the French director Chris Nahon, and is a live remake of the I.G. Production’s popular 2000 manga animation of the same title. Blood’s a movie with several stylishly atmospheric scenes, from subways to period military bases. You’ve also got to love a girl who survives by drinking blood from bottles that are delivered in brown paper bags and are kept in the fridge. In fact, we never see the blood in the bottle, only the red on her lips, which is a great way of showing that Saya herself is ashamed of her
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Watch The First 5 Minutes Of Blood The Last Vampire
26 May 2009 10:28 PM, PDT
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The first five minutes of Blood: The Last Vampire are streaming online. Get clicking and watch a school girl with a samurai sword take on vampire demons right here.
Blood: The Last Vampire brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film from a producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. Gianna (My Sassy Girl, Daisy) stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire slayer working undercover in Japan for a secret organization, on a mission in the Vietnam War era.
And while you're at it, just in case you missed it, here's the Blood: The Last Vampire trailer:
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Next on the Remake/Reboot Chopping Block
26 May 2009 8:48 AM, PDT
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If the idea of remaking or reboot movies make you quiver with frustration, then you’re probably not a very big fan of Roy Lee and Doug Davison and their Vertigo Entertainment. These two guys, but in particular Roy Lee, have been nearly single-handedly responsible for all those by-the-numbers Asian horror movie remakes you’ve seen over the past decade or so. They haven’t stopped at remaking horror movies, either. Some of their past credits include remakes of “My Sassy Girl”, “Quarantine”, “The Lake House”, and “Possession”. Basically, if it’s a remake of an Asian title, check the credits, and you’ll usually find these guys’ names attached as producers. Their latest? A reboot of Joss Whedon’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” on the big screen.
You may or may not recall, but the Buffy TV series that you Whedon fans know and love actually started as a
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Smokin' Hot One-Sheet: "Blood: The Last Vampire"
13 May 2009 2:22 PM, PDT
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Anticipation is growing high for Chris Nahon's live action adaptation of the manga hit "Blood: The Last Vampire", and rightly so.
The movie looks pretty damned cool! Every cool lookin' movie should have an equally as badass poster, and this latest one is just that!
Dig on it after the plot crunch, and stay tuned for more news on the flick including the Stateside release date.
"Directed by Chris Nahon ("Kiss Of The Dragon"), "Blood: The Last Vampire" brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film. Gianna ("My Sassy Girl") stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire slayer working undercover in Japan for a secret organization, on a mission in the Vietnam War era. The cast also includes Koyuki ("The Last
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Smokin' Hot One-Sheet: Blood: The Last Vampire
12 May 2009 5:26 PM, PDT
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Anticipation is growing high for Chris Nahon's live action adaptation of the manga hit Blood: The Last Vampire, and rightly so. The movie looks pretty damned cool! Every cool lookin' movie should have an equally as badass poster, and this latest one is just that!
Dig on it after the plot crunch, and stay tuned for more news on the flick including the Stateside release date.
"Directed by Chris Nahon (Kiss of the Dragon), Blood: The Last Vampire brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film. Gianna (My Sassy Girl) stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire slayer working undercover in Japan for a secret organization, on a mission in the Vietnam War era. The cast also includes Koyuki (The Last Samurai), Michael Byrne (Gangs of New York), Colin Salmon (Resident Evil), and Allison Miller (“Kings”)."
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New Us Poster For Blood: The Last Vampire!
12 May 2009 12:52 PM, PDT
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"Now that she's here, there will be blood..." We just got in the new Us theatrical poster for Blood: The Last Vampire! Check it out below, and watch the first trailer for the flick Here at our previous news post!
Directed by Chris Nahon (Empire of the Wolves, Kiss of the Dragon), Blood: The Last Vampire brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film. Gianna (My Sassy Girl, Daisy) stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire slayer working undercover in Japan for a secret organization, on a mission in the Vietnam War era. The cast also includes Koyuki (The Last Samurai, Always: Sunset on Third Street), Michael Byrne (Beyond the Sea, Gangs of New York), Colin Salmon (Resident Evil, Punisher: War Zone, Clubbed), and Allison Miller (“Kings”). The film features stunt choreographed by Cory Yuen (Transporter 3, Red Cliff
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New Blood: The Last Vampire Poster
12 May 2009 12:25 PM, PDT
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Samuel Goldwyn Films sent over the latest English trailer for “Blood: The Last Vampire” yesterday, and today they’ve returned with the latest poster. It features the main character Saya with her trusty swords. The girl in the small background pic, I believe, is Masiela Lusha of The George Lopez Show. Not sure why they decided to feature her in the poster with Gianna Jun, since as far as I know she’s a minor character in the movie.
From Samuel Goldwyn Films, Blood: The Last Vampire brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film from a producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. Gianna (My Sassy Girl, Daisy) stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire slayer working undercover in Japan for a secret organization, on a mission in the Vietnam War era. The cast also includes Koyuki (The Last Samurai,
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"Blood: The Last Vampire" - An awesome new trailer for the action film.
12 May 2009
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See an incredible second trailer from Samuel Goldwyn Films' "Blood: The Last Vampire," directed by Chris Nahon ("Kiss of the Dragon") and starring Gianna Jun, Masiela Lusha, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham, Jj Field, Koyuki, Michael Byrne, Colin Salmon, Andrew Pleavin, Larry Lamb, Constantine Gregory and Ailish OConnor.
The film finds theatres this summer. Chris Chow writes the screenplay based on the character created by Kenji Kamiyama, Katsuya Terada
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Blood: The Last Vampire brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film from a producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. Gianna (My Sassy Girl, Daisy) stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire slayer working undercover in Japan for a secret organization, on
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"Blood: The Last Vampire" - An awesome new trailer for the action film.
12 May 2009 12:32 AM, PDT
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See an incredible second trailer from Samuel Goldwyn Films' "Blood: The Last Vampire," directed by Chris Nahon ("Kiss of the Dragon") and starring Gianna Jun, Masiela Lusha, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham, Jj Field, Koyuki, Michael Byrne, Colin Salmon, Andrew Pleavin, Larry Lamb, Constantine Gregory and Ailish OConnor.
The film finds theatres this summer. Chris Chow writes the screenplay based on the character created by Kenji Kamiyama, Katsuya Terada
Blood: The Last Vampire brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film from a producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. Gianna (My Sassy Girl, Daisy) stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire
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"Blood: The Last Vampire" - An awesome new trailer for the action film.
12 May 2009 12:32 AM, PDT
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See an incredible second trailer from Samuel Goldwyn Films' "Blood: The Last Vampire," directed by Chris Nahon ("Kiss of the Dragon") and starring Gianna Jun, Masiela Lusha, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham, Jj Field, Koyuki, Michael Byrne, Colin Salmon, Andrew Pleavin, Larry Lamb, Constantine Gregory and Ailish OConnor.
The film finds theatres this summer. Chris Chow writes the screenplay based on the character created by Kenji Kamiyama, Katsuya Terada
Blood: The Last Vampire brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film from a producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. Gianna (My Sassy Girl, Daisy) stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire
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